Oral cleaning device for a baby
OwnerNina D. Farzininventor
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Abstract
An oral cleaning device for a baby is disclosed herein. The oral cleaning device includes a head portion, the head portion including one of: (i) at least one plurality of bristles for brushing gums and/or teeth of a baby, or (ii) at least one protrusion for scraping food particles and other matter from a tongue of the baby; and a body portion connected to the head portion, the body portion having a first end that is distal from the head portion and a second end that is proximal to the head portion, the first end being oppositely disposed relative to the second end, the body portion including a tapered finger recess for accommodating varying finger sizes of different users, the tapered finger recess having a cross-sectional area that gradually decreases in size from the first end to the second end.
Claims18
An oral cleaning device for a baby, comprising:
- a head portion, the head portion including one of:
- (i) at least one plurality of bristles for brushing gums and/or teeth of a baby, or (ii) at least one protrusion for scraping food particles and other matter from a tongue of the baby;
- a body portion connected to the head portion, the body portion having a first end that is distal from the head portion and a second end that is proximal to the head portion, the first end being oppositely disposed relative to the second end, the body portion including a tapered finger recess for accommodating varying finger sizes of different users, the tapered finger recess having a cross-sectional area that gradually decreases in size from the first end to the second end, the body portion further including a ledge at the second end of the body portion, wherein the body portion comprises a hemispherical end cap that defines the ledge at the second end of the body portion;
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- a stem portion connecting the head portion to the body portion, the stem portion extending from the second end of the body portion to the head portion so that the head portion of the oral cleaning device is spaced apart from a fingertip of a user to prevent an inadvertent biting of the fingertip of the user by the baby, the ledge of the body portion surrounding the stem portion on a plurality of sides of the stem portion, the stem portion being inwardly offset from a peripheral boundary of the ledge on the plurality of sides of the stem portion, wherein the stem portion extends asymmetrically from the second end of the body portion relative to a longitudinal centerline of the body portion, and wherein the stem portion comprises a curved base that corresponds to a curvature of the hemispherical end cap at the second end of the body portion, the curved base having a wider diameter than a remainder of the stem portion;
- wherein the head portion is flared outwardly from the stem portion such that the head portion has a head width that is greater than a stem width of the stem portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.